Chiral Recognition: A Spin-Driven Process in Chiral Oligothiophene. A Chiral-Induced Spin Selectivity (CISS) Effect Manifestation

In this paper it is experimentally demonstrated that the electron-spin/molecular-handedness interaction plays a fundamental role in the chiral recognition process. This conclusion is inferred comparing current versus potential (I-V) curves recorded using chiral electrode surfaces, which are obtained...

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Veröffentlicht in:Advanced functional materials 2023-09, Vol.34 (2)
Hauptverfasser: Stefani, Andrea, Salzillo, Tommaso, Mussini, Patrizia Romana, Benincori, Tiziana, Innocenti, Massimo, Pasquali, Luca, Jones, Andrew C., Mishra, Suryakant, Fontanesi, Claudio
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Zusammenfassung:In this paper it is experimentally demonstrated that the electron-spin/molecular-handedness interaction plays a fundamental role in the chiral recognition process. This conclusion is inferred comparing current versus potential (I-V) curves recorded using chiral electrode surfaces, which are obtained via chemisorption of an enantiopure thiophene derivative: 3,3'-bibenzothiophene core functionalized with 2,2'-bithiophene wings (BT2T4). The chiral recognition capability of these chiral-electrodes is probed via cyclic voltammetry measurements, where, Ag nanoparticles (AgNPs) capped with enantiopure (BT2T4) (BT2T4)@AgNP) are used as the chiral redox probe. Then, the interface handedness is explored by recording spin-polarized (I-V) curves in spin-dependent electrochemistry (SDE) and magnetic-conductive atomic force microscopy (mc-AFM) experiments. The quality of the interfaces is thoroughly cross-checked using X-ray photoemission spectroscopy, Raman, electrodesorption measurements, which further substantiate the metal(electrode)-sulfur(thiophene) central role in the chemisorption process. Spin-polarization values of about 15% and 30% are obtained in the case of SDE and mc-AFM experiments, respectively.
ISSN:1616-301X
1616-3028